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Why It’s So Confusing to Determine Air Quality in Los Angeles Right Now
Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.Read More
Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses
After the devastation of the Los Angeles fires, officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.Read More
You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners
The space agency’s Spinoff project displays the countless everyday technologies that were spurred by space-related research.Read More
GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help
Signals from the global navigation satellite system can be jammed and spoofed, so a Google spinout is working on an alternative positioning and navigation system [...]
NASA HEAT Student Activity Featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024
Learn Home NASA HEAT Student Activity… Heliophysics Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 3 min [...]
LA’s Fires Have Created Another Problem—Unsafe Drinking Water
Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have [...]
The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell
Now that Novo Nordisk is the world’s weight-loss juggernaut, will it have to betray its first patients—type 1 diabetics?Read More
High School Aerospace Scholars Propel STEM Leaders Forward
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center in Houston offers students a unique gateway to opportunity through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) [...]
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